Basket: Lid or Tray

2018.07.0004

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Artifact Identification Basket: Lid or Tray   (2018.07.0004)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Containers
  4. :
  5. N/A
  6. ;
  7. Furnishings
  8. :
  9. Household Accessories
  10. :
  11. Storage & Display Accessories
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1960 - 1969 CE
Culture Yoruba?

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter) 34.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) .75 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 259 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Animal--Mammal--Hooved--Cow/Calf/Bull, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, Palm Frond
Manufacturing Processes Textile--Hand/Loom Woven
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Derby, Doris A. Black Women Basket Makers: A study of domestic economy in Charleston County, South Carolina. PhD Thesis. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1980.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication The Doris A. Derby Collection
Reproduction N/A
Reproduction Information N/A

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